UK car production was down by almost a third (30.1%) in November year-on-year in what was the ninth consecutive month of decline in 2024.
Amid a downgrading of UK's forecast car and light van production the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has warned the Government of "devastating" risks from lower vehicle output.
Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares has demanded a re-examination of the vehicle manufacturer's business prospects in the UK in light of the impact of the zero emission vehicles (ZEV) Mandate.
As UK car assembly plants retool lines to make electrified models UK car production fell by 7.6% in the first half of 2024.
Direct carbon emissions from vehicle factories in the UK halved over the past 25 years, according to the 25th Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Sustainability Report.
The UK's vehicle assembly plants are expected to produce about a million cars and vans this year, well above an earlier forecast, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
The UK's first EV battery strategy has been published which sets out a 2030 vision for the UK to have a globally competitive battery supply chain that supports economic prosperity and the transition to net zero carbon emissions.
The next generation Qashqai and Juke electric cars will be built at Nissan's assembly plant in Sunderland following the carmaker's announcement of a fresh £1.1 billion investment round in the UK.
AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, is observing action elsewhere to help domestic car markets, but wonders what the UK is waiting for.
Following other countries' lead and giving vehicle manufacturers with UK production plants a financial helping hand to make their EVs affordable to more drivers makes sense, argues AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor of Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry. But he's not holding his breath waiting for it to happen.
Production of the popular Volkswagen T-Roc new car is set to be paused due to component supply issues caused by heavy flooding in Slovenia, just days after Toyota was hit by its own production issues.
AM's regular columnist Professor Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, accuses the UK Government of being "in denial" of its EV policy's opening the floodgates to cheap Chinese imports.
Jim Saker, emeritus professor at Loughborough University's business school and president of the Institute of the Motor Industry, shares his thoughts about the prospects for future production of electric vehicles in the UK since Brexit.
New car supply constraints are starting to ease, just as consumers are curbing spending amid high inflation, according to Bloomberg.
Professor Jim Saker ponders the risk to UK car supplies from "the weaponisation of resources" in his latest monthly article for AM.
Toyota's Deeside plant is getting investment to support the production of a new fifth-generation hybrid engine.
Audi is preparing to switch all its factories for production of battery electric cars ahead of the final combustion-engined car coming off its assembly lines by 2033.
A 6% decline in UK car production in September was due to "severe" issues in the supply chain, said the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
Toyota could cease car production in the UK if the Department for Transport decides to bring forward the 2035 target for phasing out hybrid-powered vehicles.
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